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Feb 25, 2011 · Americans black and white came to think of Ethel Waters not as mother, but as mammy to us all. Waters had a different point of view, one informed in part by memories of her early life. Born in ...
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. As a child, Waters constantly moved around the country along with family members who raised her, particularly her grandmother Sally Anderson.
Ethel Waters Ethel Water’s early life was extremely challenging, but compared to many other legendary performers, she went on to lead a happy, successful, long life. She was born as a result of her mother Louise being raped as a teenager; her father, a pianist, had no role in Ethel’s life.
Aug 30, 2023 · Ethel Waters (1892–1977) was a groundbreaking African-American singer and actress who broke barriers and rose to national fame in the mid-20th century, despite her impoverished and fractured ...
From the filmCABIN IN THE SKY © 1943Performed by Ethel Waters with Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonMusic ~ Vernon DukeLyrics ~ John LaTouche & Ted Fetter
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Mar 15, 2019 · Ethel Waters was born in the darkness. The daughter of a teenage rape victim, Ethel was came into the world on Halloween 1896 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Raised in poverty by her grandmother, two aunts and an uncle, the singer’s early life was unstable and uncertain, never staying in one place for more than 15 months at a time.
Ethel Waters (1896 – 1977) was an American singer and actress. Ethel Waters first entered the entertainment business in the 1920s as a blues singer but made history for her television work. She was the first African-American to star in their own TV show in 1939, The Ethel Waters Show.
